Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town
- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
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- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
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- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
I am clearly not the only one with this problem: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/144103327/unable-to-answer-calls-when-phone-rings?hl=en
So I just caught my Android in the process of breaking; it went off, made no noise, "getting called" animation was showing on the screen, but swiping up did nothing, it just bounced back down and didn't pick up the call. Didn't matter how often I tried.
So yeah, it's definitely just the phone app that's fucked.
Hoe toegankelijk is... Danse Macabre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRU4IoaSDAM
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It's amazing how many services will go 🚨 we couldn't charge your debit card so you have to add a different one asap! 🚨
Or I could just put more money on that one and click a button to have you try again. If the button existed.
Or at least click a button to stop you whining until the actual expiry date comes and let me use the service I have actually already paid for in peace.
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I've done a/b tests a few times on different social networks, and no one can compete with yall's voraciousness for clam facts. It is remarkable. Keep up the great work being curious about the weird little wonders of our world! (:)
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There was a weird tension at the HEMA stationary department yesterday…
vague meta
We seriously need to get better at repairing harm, as a community.
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asking for instance to possibly move to 
I genuinely think I need to move instances oh my God.
What I want is a queer instance that speaks somewhat-mostly English or German, has a cool purple web skin (meemu-purple I love you), preferably runs glitch and has a high character limit, and doesn't take 20 minutes to upload an image without erroring out 5 times in the process. Also admin keeps up with fediblock stuff and hates threads
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Happy 37th anniversary of the Max Headroom Incident, to those who celebrate.
@HeyLaiverd Er zouden misschien omstandigheden zijn waaronder ik dat wel zou doen, maar zeker niet van een schimmig bedrijf als 23AndMe waar je geen idee hebt wat er met je medische gegevens gebeurt.
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Here's the email I just sent to #ScienceFriday explaining why I will no longer listen to them.
(Text in the replies.)
🧵 1/9
#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #ImmunityDebt #science
dreams
I wonder why so many of my dreams very specifically involve me floating above the ground and moving around that way, not very high, like maybe a meter or so
@technomancy I already don't have message editing now so I probably wouldn't miss that 🙃
Thanks!
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This is really good. Got this off Facebook: If you are a server, these tips will help you next time someone who is blind is seated in your section.
Introduce yourself when you approach the table. “Hi, I’m Allison, your server today.” This allows us (the person who is blind) to make a connection with you that we cannot do visually.
No need to feel awkward about what to do with the menu. Do not say to my friend “what should I do with her menu?” Just place it on the table as you would any customer. Some of us may use magnification or technology to read our own menu. If you are ever unsure, just ask us. Having one large print menu, one Braille menu and a QR code to scan ensures accessibility for all customers.
Always ask me (the person who is blind) what I would like to eat. Do not ask the person I am with, it is rude. When you do this, you belittle me, treat me as less than and exclude me from normal daily interactions. Just say, “what would you like to eat?” If you are looking and speaking to us, we often can tell you are talking to us by the sound/direction of your voice. If we do not reply, just ask us again so we know you are talking to us. Sometimes it is hard to tell someone is speaking to us, especially if there is a lot of surrounding noise.
Because you told me your name when we sat down it allows me to get your attention if I need assistance as, I visually cannot connect with you by eye contact or waving. Knowing your name allows me to say, “Excuse me Allison, may I have the bill please?”
When you give me the bill it is helpful if you say, the total is $14.35. Scenario: I (person who is blind) gives you cash to pay the bill. You return and are holding out the change to me and I do not see this silent action. No need to feel awkward again, just Say, “I am passing you, your change straight out in front of you. This way I can collect it. It is helpful to give us the coins first, then hand us the bills. If there are multiple bills, please tell us the nomination. Do not hand my change to my friend, just use your words.
Treat people like you would like to be treated. If ever you are unsure, just ask. I promise we won’t bite unless it is into our sandwich.
Do you have any other helpful tips in a restaurant scenario that would be helpful for another post?
Gina Martin
DiverseAbilities.ca
Photo description
A server is topping up wine at a table of friends. The server has the bill in her other hand getting ready to hand it over.
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@hazelnot (One thing to be mindful of if you have a small form factor case is the thickness but you can filter by that)
@hazelnot You might find tweakers.net/pricewatch to be useful, it's in Dutch but it lets you filter fans by the manufacturer-spec noise level, and then I'd suggest just picking anything that's a) sufficiently low in noise level at a first approximation, b) has at least 3-4 stars in reviews on that site, and c) is available locally.
Wouldn't worry too much about the specific fan tbh, a 120mm is a 120mm fan for the most part.
@ecori Not quite in a transitioning sense, but I've used my nickname since forever when meeting people IRL who I originally knew through the internet (which is most of my social circles now), and I do recall it taking a while before it started sticking as "one of my names" to the point that I automatically respond to it.
Planning to set up my own fedi instance soon, what's the current status of GoToSocial in terms of usability, featureset, compatibility, and so on?
- Website
- http://cryto.net/~joepie91/
- Matrix
- @joepie91:pixie.town
- Pronouns
- they/them, he/him, whatever, it's not like I have any idea either 🙃
Technical debt collector and general hype-hater. Early 30s, non-binary, ND, poly, relationship anarchist, generally queer.
- No alt text (request) = no boost.
- Boosts OK for all boostable posts.
- DMs are open.
- Flirting welcome, but be explicit if you want something out of it!
- The devil doesn't need an advocate; no combative arguing in my mentions.
Sometimes horny on main (behind CW), very much into kink (bondage, freeuse, CNC, and other stuff), and believe it or not, very much a submissive bottom :p
My spoons are limited, so I may not always have the energy to respond to messages.
Strong views about abolishing oppression, hierarchy, agency, and self-governance - but I also trust people by default and give them room to grow, unless they give me reason not to. That all also applies to technology and how it's built.
Joined Aug 2019
